Women diet to size zero for TV show

That sounds fun. Ugh.

Britain’s Channel 4 will show “Super-Skinny Me: The Race to Size Zero” early next year, as a group of female journalists film their attempts to drop to a size 2, equivalent to a U.S. size 00.
“This documentary will highlight the dangers of aiming for a super-skinny look, and expose the serious health risks of extreme weight-loss methods, all of which are already in the public domain,” said a Channel 4 spokesman.
“At every stage of filming there will be continuous full medical support and expert guidance at hand.”
The channel said it hoped the findings would provoke the same type of debate as Morgan Spurlock’s documentary film “Super Size Me,” which showed the health ...

That sounds fun. Ugh.

Britain’s Channel 4 will show “Super-Skinny Me: The Race to Size Zero” early next year, as a group of female journalists film their attempts to drop to a size 2, equivalent to ...

Insert fingering joke here.

A new study says that the length of a woman’s ring finger “could be an easy way to tell if she has future sports potential.” Obviously.

Researchers at King’s College London conducted a study of 607 adult female twins in the U.K., comparing finger measurements with a woman’s achievements in sports.
They found that women with ring fingers longer than their index fingers — a trait commonly seen in men — performed better at running and sports involving running, such as tennis and soccer.

File this under…huh?

A new study says that the length of a woman’s ring finger “could be an easy way to tell if she has future sports potential.” Obviously.

Researchers at King’s College London conducted a study of 607 ...

Most US women owned businesses home-based.

Well I guess if you can’t get into the board room, the living room works.

Nearly half of all U.S. businesses are run from home, and most companies owned by women are home-based, according to a government report released on Wednesday.
The data, showing 56 percent of female-owned businesses are run from home, illustrates how women opt to work from home for an array of family reasons, workplace experts say.
Among businesses owned by men, less than half, or 47 percent, were home-based, said the U.S. Census Bureau report.
“A significant percent of women having businesses in the home are comprised of women who are doing it for family reasons,” said Kathleen Christensen, director of the Workplace, Workforce and Working Families ...

Well I guess if you can’t get into the board room, the living room works.

Nearly half of all U.S. businesses are run from home, and most companies owned by women are home-based, according to a government report ...

Controversial t-shirts for high school girls.


I am not a fan of censorship, especially at the highschool level. I think young people should be allowed to express themselves how they feel. Repression is problematic, but what if how you are expressing yourself is detrimental to yourself or the people around you?
How do we feel about young girls wearing suggestive sexual slang on their shirts in highschool?

They’re blatantly sexual, occasionally clever and often loaded with double meanings, forcing school administrators and other students to read provocations stripped across the chest, such as “yes, but not with u!,” “Your Boyfriend Is a Good Kisser” and “two boys for every girl.” Such T-shirts also are emblematic of the kind of sleazy-chic culture some teenagers now inhabit, in ...


I am not a fan of censorship, especially at the highschool level. I think young people should be allowed to express themselves how they feel. Repression is problematic, but what if how you are expressing yourself ...

Depression during pregnancy common.

This study found that some women do report symptoms of depression during their pregnancy.

The survey found that three in five women were surprised by how emotional they felt while being pregnant. Two thirds felt even more exhausted than they expected and more than half needed more reassurance than they would have anticipated.
Current estimates in Britain suggest that one in 10 women suffer from depression during pregnancy, experiencing symptoms including low self-esteem, irritability and pessimistic thoughts about the future.
A recent study in the British Medical Journal found that of 9,000 pregnant women, 12 per cent were depressed at 18 weeks, rising to 13.5 per cent by week 32.
However, the study by the University of Bristol found ...

This study found that some women do report symptoms of depression during their pregnancy.

The survey found that three in five women were surprised by how emotional they felt while being pregnant. Two thirds felt even ...

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